Russell Blair Tiffin (born 4 June 1959) is a Zimbabwean cricket umpire and former

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er. He was a member of the ICC International umpire panel from 1995 to 2018 when he retired.

Early life

Tiffin was born in Salisbury,

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(now

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, Zimbabwe). His family were farmers in the

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area in the north of the country. Tiffin was educated at Banket Primary School and Prince Edward High School in Harare, where he became a

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. After three years of military service, he played for

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in the days before Zimbabwean provincial cricket had first-class status, while working as a manager for

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Zimbabwe. He became an umpire in 1986, but continued with his day job until May 2002, when he became a full-time umpire.

Umpiring career

He became a member of the ICC Elite Panel in April 2001. In February 2004 along with Asoka de Silva and Dave Orchard, his contract was not renewed.Umpires dropped in 2004
/ref> He officiated in 44 Test matches, the most for any

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an umpire. In December 2007 he stood in his 39th Test match, after a 3-year lay-off from umpiring Tests. In November 2016 he stood in his 150th

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(ODI) game, in the match between Zimbabwe and the West Indies at the

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, 17 October 2002
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tiffin, Russell 1959 births Living people Burmah-Castrol Alumni of Prince Edward School Zimbabwean Test cricket umpires Zimbabwean One Day International cricket umpires Zimbabwean Twenty20 International cricket umpires White Zimbabwean sportspeople Zimbabwean cricketers

Early life

Umpiring career

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